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Exam Ref PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 272 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 228x185x15 mm, weight: 450 g
  • Serija: Exam Ref
  • Išleidimo metai: 15-Feb-2021
  • Leidėjas: Addison Wesley
  • ISBN-10: 0136788769
  • ISBN-13: 9780136788768
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 272 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 228x185x15 mm, weight: 450 g
  • Serija: Exam Ref
  • Išleidimo metai: 15-Feb-2021
  • Leidėjas: Addison Wesley
  • ISBN-10: 0136788769
  • ISBN-13: 9780136788768
Prepare for Microsoft Exam PL-900: Demonstrate your real-world knowledge of the fundamentals of Microsoft Power Platform, including its business value, core components, and the capabilities and advantages of Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents. Designed for business users, functional consultants, and other professionals, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:





Describe the business value of Power Platform Identify the Core Components of Power Platform Demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Virtual Agents

This Microsoft Exam Ref:





Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you are a business user, functional consultant, or other professional who wants to improve productivity by automating business processes, analyzing data, creating simple app experiences, or developing business enhancements to Microsoft cloud solutions.

About the Exam

Exam PL-900 focuses on knowledge needed to describe the value of Power Platform services and of extending solutions; describe Power Platform administration and security; describe Common Data Service, Connectors, and AI Builder; identify common Power BI components; connect to and consume data; build basic dashboards with Power BI; identify common Power Apps components; build basic canvas and model-driven apps; describe Power Apps portals; identify common Power Automate components; build basic flows; describe Power Virtual Agents capabilities; and build and publish basic chatbots.

About Microsoft Certification

Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals certification, demonstrating your understanding of Power Platforms core capabilitiesfrom business value and core product capabilities to building simple apps, connecting data sources, automating basic business processes, creating dashboards, and creating chatbots. With this certification, you can move on to earn specialist certifications covering more advanced aspects of Power Apps and Power BI, including Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate and Power Platform Data Analyst Associate. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn
Introduction ix
Organization of this book ix
Preparing for the exam ix
Microsoft certifications x
Quick access to online references x
Errata, updates, & book support xi
Stay in touch xi
Chapter 1 Describe the business value of Power Platform
1(56)
Skill 1.1 Describe the business value of Power Platform services
2(22)
Analyze data using Power BI
3(10)
Act with Power Apps
13(2)
Build solutions that use Common Data Service
15(1)
Create flows by using Power Automate
16(4)
Use connectors to access services and data
20(2)
Create powerful chatbots by using a guided, no-code graphical interface
22(2)
Skill 1.2 Describe the business value of extending business solutions by using Power Platform
24(7)
Describe how Dynamics 365 apps can accelerate delivery of Power Platform business solutions
25(2)
Describe how Power Platform business solutions can be used by Microsoft 365 apps, including Microsoft Teams
27(2)
Describe how Power Platform business solutions can consume Microsoft 365 services
29(1)
Describe how Power Platform business solutions can consume Microsoft Azure services
30(1)
Describe how Power Platform business solutions can consume third-party apps and services
30(1)
Skill 1.3 Understand Power Platform administration and security
31(22)
Describe how Power Platform implements security, including awareness of Common Data Service security roles and Azure Identity Services
32(10)
Describe how to manage apps and users
42(3)
Describe environments
45(2)
Describe where to perform specific administrative tasks, including Power Platform admin center and Microsoft 365 admin center
47(2)
Describe data loss prevention (DLP) policies
49(1)
Describe how the platform supports privacy and accessibility guidelines
50(3)
Chapter summary
53(1)
Thought experiment
54(1)
Thought experiment answers
54(3)
Chapter 2 Identify the core components of Power Platform
57(36)
Skill 2.1 Describe Common Data Service
57(17)
Describe the Power Apps user experience
58(1)
Describe entities, fields, and relationships
59(7)
Describe use cases for solutions
66(4)
Describe use cases and limitations of business rules
70(1)
Describe the Common Data Model (CDM)
71(2)
Describe how to use common standard entities to describe people, places, and things
73(1)
Skill 2.2 Describe connectors
74(9)
Describe triggers including trigger types and where triggers are used
75(1)
Describe actions
76(2)
Describe licensing options for connectors including standard or premium tier
78(1)
Identify use cases for custom connectors
79(4)
Skill 2.3 Describe Al Builder
83(8)
Identify the business value of Al Builder
83(1)
Describe models including business card reader, detection model, form processing model, and prediction model
84(6)
Describe how Power Apps and Power Automate can consume Al Builder data
90(1)
Chapter summary
91(1)
Thought experiment
92(1)
Thought experiment answers
92(1)
Chapter 3 Describe the business value of Power BI
93(54)
Skill 3.1 Identify common Power BI components
94(23)
Identify and describe uses for visualization controls including pie, bar, donut, and scatter plots and KPIs
94(10)
Describe types of filters
104(3)
Describe the Power BI Desktop Reports, Data, and Model tabs
107(2)
Describe uses for custom visuals including charts or controls
109(3)
Compare and contrast dashboards and workspaces
112(3)
Compare and contrast Power BI Desktop and Power BI service
115(2)
Skill 3.2 Connect to and consume data
117(18)
Combine multiple data sources
118(2)
Clean and transform data
120(6)
Describe and implement aggregate functions
126(2)
Identify available types of data sources including Microsoft Excel
128(5)
Describe use cases for shared data sets and template apps and how to consume each
133(2)
Skill 3.3 Build a basic dashboard using Power BI
135(8)
Design a Power BI dashboard
136(3)
Design data layout and mapping
139(2)
Publish and share reports and dashboards
141(2)
Chapter summary
143(1)
Thought experiment
144(1)
Thought experiment answers
145(2)
Chapter 4 Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps
147(44)
Skill 4.1 Identify common Power Apps components
148(13)
Describe the differences between canvas apps and model-driven apps
148(4)
Describe portal apps
152(2)
Identify and describe types of reusable components including canvas component libraries and Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) components
154(4)
Describe use cases for formulas
158(3)
Skill 4.2 Build a basic canvas app
161(12)
Describe types of data sources
161(2)
Connect to data by using connectors
163(5)
Combine multiple data sources
168(1)
Use controls to design the user experience
168(3)
Describe the customer journey
171(1)
Publish and share an app
172(1)
Skill 4.3 Describe Power Apps portals
173(7)
Create a portal by using a template
173(3)
Describe common portal customizations
176(3)
Identify differences in portal behavior based on whether a user is authenticated
179(1)
Apply a theme to a portal
179(1)
Skill 4.4 Build a basic model-driven app
180(8)
Add entities to app navigation
181(3)
Modify forms and views
184(3)
Publish and share an app
187(1)
Chapter summary
188(1)
Thought experiment
189(1)
Thought experiment answers
190(1)
Chapter 5 Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate
191(38)
Skill 5.1 Identify common Power Automate components
191(21)
Identify flow types
192(3)
Describe use cases for and available templates
195(6)
Describe how Power Automate uses connectors
201(4)
Describe loops and conditions including switch, do until, and apply to each
205(3)
Describe expressions
208(3)
Describe approvals
211(1)
Skill 5.2 Build a basic flow
212(15)
Create a flow by using the button, automated, or scheduled flow template
213(5)
Modify a flow
218(4)
Use flow controls to perform data operations
222(2)
Run a flow
224(3)
Chapter summary
227(1)
Thought experiment
227(1)
Thought experiment answers
228(1)
Chapter 6 Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Virtual Agents
229(24)
Skill 6.1 Describe Power Virtual Agents capabilities
229(9)
Describe use cases for Power Virtual Agents
229(3)
Describe where you can publish chatbots
232(1)
Describe topics, entities, and actions
233(5)
Skill 6.2 Build and publish a basic chatbot
238(11)
Create a chatbot
238(2)
Create a topic
240(2)
Call an action
242(1)
Test a chatbot
243(1)
Publish a chatbot
244(3)
Monitor chatbot usage
247(1)
Monitor chatbot performance
248(1)
Chapter summary
249(1)
Thought experiment
250(1)
Thought experiment answers
251(2)
Index 253
Craig Zacker is the author or coauthor of dozens of books, manuals, articles, and websites on computer and networking topics. He has also been an English professor, a technical and copy editor, a network administrator, a webmaster, a corporate trainer, a technical support engineer, a minicomputer operator, a literature and philosophy student, a library clerk, a photographic darkroom technician, a shipping clerk, and a newspaper boy.